The 1979 year chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of that year, calculated across all 51 weekly charts of 1979. Every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position: 40 points for a number 1, 1 point for number 40. The 100 records with the most points are listed below, the best at the top. Top is I Was Made For Lovin' You by KISS, with 542 points from 17 weeks.
All weeks, number ones and new entries of 1979 Decade chart 1970s
The 100 best records of 1979
- 1I Was Made For Lovin' You
- 2Quiereme MuchoJulio Iglesias · 504 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30
- 3Bright EyesArt Garfunkel · 459 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 18
- 4Chiquitita
- 5The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina)The Shadows · 411 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 24
- 6Lay Your Love on Me
- 7(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look BackPeter Tosh · 401 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 8FireThe Pointer Sisters · 396 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7
- 9ReunitedPeaches & Herb · 393 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21
- 10A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice)Diana Ross · 374 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36
- 11We Belong to the NightEllen Foley · 370 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 39
- 12Weekend LoveGolden Earring · 369 points · 13 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 22
- 13I Want You to Want MeCheap Trick · 367 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16
- 14When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
- 15Gotta Go Home
- 16Ring My BellAnita Ward · 349 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 25
- 17Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
- 18Born to Be AlivePatrick Hernandez · 346 points · 13 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 9
- 19Stir It UpBob Marley & The Wailers · 343 points · 12 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 11
- 20Le Freak
- 21Lavender BlueMac Kissoon · 333 points · 12 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 24
- 22YMCAVillage People · 330 points · 11 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1
- 23Surf CityJan & Dean · 320 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 34
- 24We Don't Talk AnymoreCliff Richard · 319 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 33
- 25Sure Know Something
- 26I Don't Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats · 316 points · 11 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 33
- 27Boogie Wonderland
- 28Pop MuzikM / Robin Scott, Robin Scott · 309 points · 11 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 19
- 29In the NavyVillage People · 306 points · 10 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 12
- 30Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- 31Don't Stop 'Til You Get EnoughMichael Jackson · 305 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 39
- 32Some Girls
- 33One Way Ticket
- 34Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)The Jacksons · 296 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 9
- 35Arumbai
- 36Now That We Found LoveThird World · 284 points · 10 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 5
- 37Message In A BottleThe Police · 282 points · 10 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 40
- 38Sail OnCommodores · 280 points · 11 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 37
- 39Don't Bring Me DownElectric Light Orchestra · 278 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 32
- 40(Tell It All About) BoysDolly Dots · 278 points · 13 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 22
- 41We Got The Whole World In Our Hands
- 42Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
- 43How You Gonna See Me NowAlice Cooper · 271 points · 11 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 2
- 44Aan De Grens Van De Duitse HeuvelenThe Sunstreams · 271 points · 10 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 28
- 45Tragedy
- 46This is My LifeShirley Bassey · 266 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 30
- 47I Will SurviveGloria Gaynor · 264 points · 10 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 12
- 48WillemWillem Duyn · 264 points · 11 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 34
- 49Paradise By the Dashboard Light
- 50Stumblin' InSuzi Quatro, Chris Norman · 262 points · 9 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 1
- 51HappinessThe Pointer Sisters · 262 points · 11 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 17
- 52You Took The Words Right Out of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)
- 53Ruthless Queen
- 54Voulez-Vous
- 55Casanova
- 56Whatever You WantStatus Quo · 251 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 40
- 57Just When I Needed You MostRandy VanWarmer · 251 points · 10 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 26
- 58Bad GirlsDonna Summer · 251 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 29
- 59Love's What I Want
- 60Lucky NumberLene Lovich · 243 points · 8 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 12
- 61Every Time I Think of You
- 62TuskFleetwood Mac · 243 points · 11 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 39
- 63HallelujahMilk & Honey · 240 points · 9 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 15
- 64The RunnerThe Three Degrees · 239 points · 10 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 8
- 65Song For GuyElton John · 236 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 1
- 66WeekendEarth & Fire · 232 points · 7 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45
- 67Does Your Mother Know
- 68Ik Ben Verliefd Op John Travolta
- 69Knock On WoodAmii Stewart · 229 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 42
- 70A Little More Love
- 71Save Me
- 72Mama Leone
- 73Dance AwayRoxy Music · 219 points · 9 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 23
- 74'k Heb Hele Grote Bloemkoole
- 75Can't Stand Losing YouThe Police · 215 points · 9 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 34
- 76The Wild PlacesDuncan Browne · 214 points · 8 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 10
- 77Give Up Your Guns
- 78Heart Of Glass
- 79Marching On
- 80Blame It on the BoogieThe Jacksons · 205 points · 9 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 1
- 81Never Be CleverHerman Brood & His Wild Romance · 205 points · 9 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 20
- 82You Can't Change That
- 83If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
- 84Ooh, Yes I Do
- 85It's All In The Bible
- 86Are 'Friends' Electric?
- 87Can You Feel the ForceThe Real Thing · 187 points · 9 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 12
- 88She's in Love with YouSuzi Quatro · 186 points · 7 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 45
- 89Shine a Little LoveElectric Light Orchestra · 186 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 21
- 90Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?Rod Stewart · 185 points · 7 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 1
- 91Cheek to CheekLowell George · 185 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 26
- 92I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round)Alicia Bridges · 182 points · 8 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 3
- 93Angel EyesRoxy Music · 181 points · 8 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 35
- 94Sing For The DayGeorge Baker · 176 points · 9 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 20
- 95Star
- 96Get up and BoogieFreddie James · 173 points · 5 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 47
- 97Hit Me with Your Rhythm StickIan Dury, The Blockheads · 173 points · 7 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 1
- 98Oh Me Oh My
- 99RadioDolly Dots · 172 points · 8 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 40
- 100SurrenderCheap Trick · 165 points · 8 weeks · peak position 12 · from week 26
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
What is the best record of 1979 in the Dutch Top 40?
I Was Made For Lovin' You by KISS tops the 1979 year chart, with 542 points from 17 weeks in the chart (peak position 1). The top 5: 1. I Was Made For Lovin' You (KISS), 2. Quiereme Mucho (Julio Iglesias), 3. Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel), 4. Chiquitita (ABBA), 5. The Theme from "The Deer Hunter" (Cavatina) (The Shadows).
How is the 1979 year chart calculated?
Every weekly entry in 1979 earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum of those points sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks, then the earliest week. Only the weeks of 1979 count, also for a record that entered the year before or stayed on into the next year.
Is the number 1 of the year chart also the record that spent longest at number 1?
Not necessarily. The year chart counts every week in the chart, including the weeks lower in the Top 40; a record that stayed high for a long time can therefore end above a shorter-lived number 1. The number ones of 1979, the longest-charting records and the highest new entries are on the 1979 year page.
How many weeks does the 1979 year chart cover?
51 weekly charts, with 328 different records between them, 18 of which reached number 1. Every week can be viewed separately from the year page.